William young



i @uitrit taire 'atrnt @frn WILLIAM YOUNG, OF EASTON,v PENNSYLVANIA.

Letters Patent Ivo. 66,438, dated July 2, 1867.

IMPROVEMENT IN 'STEAM-GENERATORS.

TO .ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM YOUNG, of Easton, in the county of Northampton, and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and luseful Improvement in Steam-Generators and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which'fwill enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification. i

This improvementV relates to a new portable arrangement and combination of parts for the purpose of generating steam for various purposes, and the invention consists in arranging a boiler or generator over a re-box and connecting it with esteem-drum (which stands above it) by pipes; and also in a device for -heating thewater before it is pumped into the generator, as will be hereinafter more fully described.

Figure 1 represents an elevation of the generator, partly in section, showing the form of the {ire-box and generator with the steam-drum attached, but with the water-heater removed.

Figure 2 is a verticalsection of the whole lapparatus through the line z z of iig. El.V Figure 3 is a top view of the water-heaterf Figure 4 shows an outside view ofthe heater detached. Similar letters of reference indicate like parts. A represents the generator or waterlleglj Bis the furnace or {ire-box. .C is the steam-chamber or-drum.

'C' is the steam-space. Drepresentsrthe water-heater. VE and F represent pipes connecting the `generator with the steam-chamber. G is a cent-ral ue through which the products of combustion pass. Hrepresents the grate; J is the ash-pit. K is a pipe through which the steam is discharged.

This steam-generator is a portable arrangement which is designed to be used for various purposes. Especially is it designed foruse in the winter season for thawing out frozen water-wheels, frozen water pipes, tc., or for boiling water or vegetables in wooden vessels, and for a great variety of purposes. It will be seen that there is a large fire-surface in fire-box, and that the whole flue is steam-generating surface. The heater D is not permanently attached to either the water-leg or.the steam-drum, and it can be dispenscdwith if desired, but it is convenient for supplying the generator with hot water, as it may be connected with the force-pump for that purpose.' The water is made to occupy a portion ofthe steam-chamber, and the pipes E and'F are so connected at their top and bottom ends that there is a circulation oil Water through them when steam is being generated. The central fine G is a continuation of the fire-box, and it is permanently attached to the steam-drum C, but is removable from the top ofthe fire-box by uncoupling the pipes E ll?. f These pipes are united by screwcouplings,

'as seen at 'm n. a is a tube to which thc force-pump pipo is attached, and which is provided with a check-valve.

P is a try-cock. It is a cock in the heater from which the heated water is discharged. S is a projecting spout which receives the water to be heated. Tl is the door; and T is the door-way through which the fuel is introduced into the fire-box. This door-way is permanently attached to theilue G, and the par-ts of the water-heater marked'vit around it. These generators may be constructed of any suitable materials and may be made of any desired size.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

I claim the water-heater D arrangedy with reference to the re-box B, the Hue G, and the steam-chamber C,

for the purposes set forth.

WILLIAM YOUNG.

Witnesses: i

NELSON Herr, BEArEs R. SWIFT. 

